As the United States steps up its diplomatic efforts in Africa ahead of a December leaders summit, China is pushing back against claims of Chinese “debt traps” for African nations made by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, during her African tour on food security. Thomas-Greenfield, who…
On the whole, communities on the African continent have made greater strides in life expectancy than in any other region of the world, according to a new assessment report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The life expectancy of Africans went up by an average 10 years per person between…
It was not a good year for improvements on corruption anywhere in the world, according to the 2021 annual report released by Transparency International on Tuesday. Overall, the Corruption Perceptions Index report shows that 86% of the world’s nations are either losing control in the fight against corruption or remain…
Authorities in the Cabo Verde islands are looking for clues as to why 163 whales washed up on a Boa Vista beach this week, launching a massive rescue effort that included everyone from police and fire professionals, to maritime and fisheries staff. Volunteers from Norte and Bofareira, two nearby communities,…
More than a third of all Africans consider migration in search of opportunity, especially as the continent’s young and educated populations continue to grow, according to new data from the Afrobarometer research organization based in Ghana. “Potential emigrants are overwhelmingly motivated by a hunger for jobs and economic opportunity,” said…
Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Helene is now a hurricane, after forming off the coast of West Africa and strengthening as it approached the Cabo Verde islands. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm to hurricane status Sunday at 8 p.m. local time in Praia, as Helene’s outer rain bands…
Weather forecasters are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Helene, which formed just off the coast of West Africa and became a named storm at the United States National Hurricane Center on Saturday. On Sunday, the storm was located about 125 kilometers southwest of Cabo Verde at 5 p.m….
Environmental groups in the Cape Verde islands praised authorities for the arrest of four men who are charged with killing protected sea turtles, the first such arrests since tougher wildlife legislation was enacted in 2017. Biosfera, an NGO based on São Vicente, thanked police working in Santo Antão who pulled…
Seasonal dust storms over West Africa have complicated holiday travel in Nigeria, where flight delays and cancellations left many passengers stranded Tuesday. Local media reports said the poor visibility caused by harmattan haze has left airline terminals packed with passengers, some of them sleeping with nowhere else to go. Flight cancellations…
Six African island nations will get economic development support designed to help make their agriculture more resilient to climate impacts, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday. Farmers in Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe – as well as Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles – will benefit from shared…